Field performance of a nephelometer in rural kitchens: Effects of high humidity excursions and correlations to gravimetric analyses

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-150

  Fischer, Susan L ^a   Koshland, Catherine P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nephelometer; Particle concentration; pDR; PersonalDataRAM; Rural exposure

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY; HUMIDITY; NEPHELOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COOKERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 34047112810     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500486     Document Type: Article

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